Mohanlal Viswanathan, known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, television host and film distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi-language films. Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 340 films. Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001, and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours, for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of Lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army.
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail,, better known by his stage name Mammootty,, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films, mainly in Malayalam, with several in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. His acting and contributions to Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry.
Sun TV Network is an Indian Mass media company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of Sun Group and is one of Asia's largest TV networks. Established on 14 April 1992 by Kalanithi maran, it owns a variety of television channels in multiple languages and radio stations in multiple languages. Its flagship channel is Sun TV, which was the first fully privately owned Regional TV Channel in India and the First Tamil TV channel in World. Sun Group has owned Hyderabad-based IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2012.
Moonnamathoral is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language horror thriller mystery film directed by V. K. Prakash and written by Rajesh Jayaraman. It stars Jayaram, Vineeth and Jyothirmayi in the lead roles. The film was shot primarily at Peerumedu in Idukki.
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V. Ravichandran, is an Indian film producer and distributor in Chennai, India. He is the founder and owner of the production and distribution company, Aascar Films Pvt. Ltd. Ravichandran started his venture in 1998 with the co-production of Kadhalukku Mariyadhai. He went on to produce many large-scale Tamil language films and distribute a number of English films across South India.
Kalpana Ranjani, better known mononymously as Kalpana, was an Indian actress who appeared in South Indian films, predominantly in Malayalam. Kalpana has acted in over 300 films in various South Indian languages. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Thanichalla Njan (2012) at the 60th National Film Awards. Kalpana started her career as a child artist in the late 1970s. Although she came into the industry with the intention of being a lead actress, she turned out to be popular among the audiences for her comic roles.
GOG.com is a digital distribution platform for video games and films. It is operated by GOG sp. z o.o., a wholly owned subsidiary of CD Projekt based in Warsaw, Poland. GOG.com delivers DRM-free video games through its digital platform for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux.
Aashirvad Cinemas is an Indian film production company based in Kochi, Kerala. It was established in 2000 by Antony Perumbavoor, since then, it has produced 32 Malayalam films, starring Mohanlal. Since 2009, the company co-operates with the distribution company Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments co-founded by Mohanlal and Antony Perumbavoor for distributing films. It is one among the most active and leading production houses in the Malayalam film industry.
Asianet is an Indian Malayalam language general entertainment pay television channel operated by Asianet Star Communications. Asianet and its channels are owned by Asianet Star Communications, Wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company India. The channel's headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram and its operates from Kochi, Kerala. Asianet HD is the first full HD television channel in Malayalam. Asianet Movies HD is the first full movie HD television channel in Malayalam.
Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran Pillai is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and distributor|exhibitor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He completed post-graduation in English literature and took M. Phil from Mahatma Gandhi University with first rank. He started publishing his writings on literature, politics and culture during early 1990s. Unnikrishnan along with V C Harris edited a series of books on postmodernism titled ‘Navasidhandangal’ published by DC Books. Later he started publishing writings on contemporary politics. Apart from being a renowned film maker, he is noted as a socio-political commentator in Kerala.
Pranavam Arts International was an Indian film production and distribution company based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, founded in 1990 by Indian actor Mohanlal. Since then the company has produced a total of 11 films, including two of the most-expensive Malayalam films of its time—Kaalapani (1996) and Vanaprastham (1999). Vanaprastham was selected at the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. The company has won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film (Vanaprastham) and two Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film. The company's distribution division was called Pranamam Pictures.
Fox Star Studios is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Star India, part of the Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International segment of The Walt Disney Company.
Udaya Pictures is the oldest film production studio in the Malayalam film industry of India. It was established in 1947 by director-producer Kunchacko (1912–1976) and film distributor K. V. Koshy in Pathirappally, Alappuzha in Kerala. The studio influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from its original base of Chennai, Tamil Nadu to Trivandrum, now considered a milestone in the history of Malayalam film industry. The first film of the studio was Vellinakshatram (1949).
Malekudy Joseph Antony, better known as Antony Perumbavoor is an Indian film producer, distributor, cinema exhibitor and actor, who works in Malayalam film industry. He began his career as a chauffeur to Mohanlal in 1987 and started appearing in brief roles in Malayalam films in 1990s. In 2000, he established the film production house Aashirvad Cinemas, which exclusively produces Mohanlal films. Antony owns the multiplex theatre chain Aashirvad Cineplexx and co-owns the film distribution company Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments. He is the president of Film Exhibitors United Organisation of Kerala (FEUOK).
Galaxy Express 999 is a 1979 Japanese anime film directed by Rintaro, based on the manga and anime television series of the same name.
Jubilee Productions Private Limited is an Indian film production and distribution company found by producer Joy Thomas in the year 1975. The company was initially formed as Jubilee Pictures for the distribution of films in Kerala and later following success it was transformed to Jubilee Productions. The head office of Jubilee Productions is situated in Kottayam, Kerala. Joy Thomas won the one National Film Award & one Filmfare Award.
Mulakuppadam Films is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by businessman Tomichan Mulakuppadam. Formed in 2007, head office of Mulakuppadam Films is situated in Kochi, Kerala.
Kalasangham Films is an Indian film production and distribution company based in the Malayalam film industry. It was founded by M. M. Hamsa. It has since gone on to distribute several films in Malayalam and other regional Indian languages.
